Events
Check out our current and past events.
Agricultural Leaders: From Research to Impact
Research alone doesn't create impact. People do. Join leading voices from research, industry and policy to explore how collaboration, communication and partnerships turn ideas into real-world outcomes. Includes panel discussion, Q&A and networking. Register now and be part of the conversation.
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Cultivate Your Career
Cultivate Your Career was a STEM, Agriculture and Food focused careers expo designed for students to meet industry professionals across technology development, product design, agriculture and agribusiness, policy and rural support jobs from medicine to technology adoption.
It was held on Tuesday 1st September 2026. Click the link below to see photos of the day or our LinkedIn page.
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International Womens Day 2026: Careers in an evolving world
On Thursday 5 March, 2026, ANU Agrifood Innovation Institute, in collaboration with the ARC Training Centre for Future Crops Development, and the ANU Gender Institute hosted the event International Womens Day 2026: Careers in an evolving world. Read more about the event and visit the gallery of images.
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Research alone doesn't create impact. People do. Join leading voices from research, industry and policy to explore how collaboration, communication and partnerships turn ideas into real-world outcomes. Includes panel discussion, Q&A and networking. Register now and be part of the conversation.
Past events
How will Australian wheat growers adapt to a changing climate? What targets should Australian wheat breeders be aiming for to develop adaptable, resilient varieties for the future? Can a shorter lifecycle result in a more profitable crop with reduced inputs?
An opportunity to hear from an international food security specialist, Dr Lifeng Li is the Director of the Land and Water Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He oversees FAO’s work on soils, land, water, geospatial technologies, and climate financing through partnership with the Adaptation Fund.
Heat Assessment and Tracking across Ecosystems and Agricultural Production Environments
Cultivate Your Career is a STEM, Agriculture and Food focused careers expo designed for students to meet industry professionals across technology development, product design, agriculture and agribusiness, policy and rural support jobs from medicine to technology adoption.
Building on the December 2025 Canberra workshop, this session brings together experts from Canada, the United States and Brazil to share insights on, Regulatory and policy systems & data requirements, Adoption in practice and at scale, Small markets & international collaboration.
What happens when heat pushes life to its limits? Join ANU researchers who recently participated in the 47th New Phytologist Symposium, Extreme Heat: Extending the Thermal Limits of Life to unpack global research on extreme heat’s impact with a particular focus on what these developments mean for Australian natural and food production systems.
On Thursday 5 March, 2026, ANU Agrifood Innovation Institute, in collaboration with the ARC Training Centre for Future Crops Development, and the ANU Gender Institute hosted the event International Womens Day 2026: Careers in an evolving world. Read more about the event and visit the gallery of images.
Mapping Current Opportunities and Regulatory Hurdles - A diagnostic and scene setting workshop focused on building common understanding, clarifying scope, and identifying the barriers and friction points that shape the development, assessment and adoption of biological products in Australia.
AFII will be co-hosting the final CBRIN First Wednesday Connect (FWC) next week on Wednesday 3rd December.
Level 4, 1 Moore street Canberra
As you know, FWC is a regular monthly networking event that aims to broaden the innovation ecosystem in Canberra and a great way to meet likeminded innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and mentors in a buzzing networking environment.